William LOUGHRIDGE

(1827-1889)

LOUGHRIDGE, William, a
Representative from Iowa; born in Youngstown, Mahoning County,
Ohio, July 11, 1827; attended the common schools; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in Mansfield,
Ohio; moved to Iowa in 1852 and settled in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County; member of the State senate 1857-1860; judge of the sixth
judicial circuit of Iowa 1861-1867; elected as a Republican to the
Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871);
elected to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875);
died near Reading, Pa., September 26, 1889; interment in Forest
Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present